As the All-Share Index increased by 0.66% and gained 540.88 points to settle at 82,565.26 points today, the NGX recovered from its cool-off from yesterday.
The bullish run was mostly driven by banking stocks, with notable gains reported by FBNH (+6.78%), GTCO (+2.27%), UBA (+4.94%), and ZENITHBANK (+1.99%). Positive market breadth was demonstrated by the 48 winners and 22 losers.
The market capitalization increased by 0.66% to close at N45.199 trillion, up from N44.885 trillion the day before, as equity values increased by N314 billion.
There was a 46.5% decline in trading volume to 877.28 million units, from yesterday’s 1.641 billion units. In terms of value, there was also a 43.2% decline in trading value to N14.41 billion, from yesterday’s N25.38 billion.
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Market Indices
Here are the market Indices for today’s trading session
NGX All-Share Index: 82,565.26 points
% Day Change: +0.66%
Day’s Lowest: 81,640.42 points
Day’s Highest: 82,647.54 points
% YTD: +10.42%
Market Cap: N45.20 trillion
Volume Traded: 877.28 million units
Value Traded: N14.41 billion
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Top Gainers
ROYALEX: +10.00% to close at N0.99
GUINEAINS: +10.00% to close at N0.44
JBERGER: +9.92% to close at N56.50
CADBURY: +9.77% to close at N21.90
TIP: +9.74% to close at N1.69
MCNICHOLS: +9.71% to close at N1.13
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Top Losers
IKEJAHOTEL: -9.90% to close at N7.83
ABBEYBDS: -9.66% to close at N2.73
CAVERTON: -9.66% to close at N1.87
DAARCOMM: -9.38% to close at N0.87
NPFMCRFBK: -7.91% to close at N1.98
HONYFLOUR: -6.41% to close at N3.65
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Top Traded Stocks
In terms of volume, TRANSCORP (+4.12%) led with 74.535 million units, followed by STERLINGNG (+3.32%) with 54.324 million units, ACCESSCORP (+1.08%) with 54.118 million units, AIICO (+3.17%) to close at 53.904 million units, and UBA (+4.94%) with 52.274 million units.
In terms of value, ZENITHBANK (+1.99%) led with N1.98 billion, followed by UBA (+4.94%) with N1.57 billion, ACCESSCORP (+1.08%) with N1.51 billion, MTNN (+0.35%) with N963.33 million, and TRANSCORP (+4.12%) with N935.42 million.
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SWOOT and FUGAZ Update
The trading sentiment was positive for stocks worth over N1 trillion, as MTNN (+0.35%), ZENITHBANK (+1.99%), UBA (+4.94%), BUACEMENT (+0.54%), and GTCO (+2.27%) recorded price gains. While DANGCEM, BUAFOODS, AIRTELAFRI, and SEPLAT recorded no price changes.
ACCESSCORP appreciated by 1.08% to cross over into the N1 trillion market capitalization level today. FBNH also appreciated by 6.78% to hit a market capitalization of N989 billion, N11 billion shy of the N1 trillion mark.
